[matt_daemon]

Anecdotally one thing I’ve noticed is that older films had much fewer characters.

Take a movie like When Harry Met Sally — there are basically four on screen characters, giving more time to build chemistry and relationships

[whilenot-dev]

Movies with stories about building chemistry and relationships just need fewer characters. They still exist:

- All of Us Strangers (2023)

- Aftersun (2022)

- The Lighthouse (2019)

- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) (2019)

- The Duke of Burgundy (2014)

[christkv]

They are also shorter which means they don’t overstay their welcome